Fastest top speed any distance

[DEMO MAN]

After the turbos were coated and reassembled, I installed blankets on them to ensure I can keep the heat in the turbos. I'm in the process of wrapping/sleeving the hot side pipes and getting them installed. The cold side pipe completion is on hold at the moment as the heads are at Greg Good's place getting some work done. Pulling the intake/heads caused us to lose the ability to locate the pipes onto the intake. As soon as they are back, we will be back onto finishing that cold side.

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Received new fuel rails from Prefix, -12 AN fittings on feed and return. These are the largest fuel rails I've ever seen for a Viper, I feel like they will flow more than enough E85 to make the WHP needed to make speed. The machine work is fantastic on these parts. Prefix is one of those companies that you can count on to produce only the best quality, they never disappoint.

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[DEMO MAN]

The explosion proof bellhousing arrived today. After a lot of thought about the RPM, clutch, my feet and overall safety I felt this would be a great addition. We have to index it in the coming weeks but that's fairly straightforward and shouldn't be too tough to do. Clutch is Nth Moto quad carbon and I suspect that's more than enough to handle the WHP and torque. I still have a lot of assembly to complete and there are some components that haven't arrived yet but the ship dates for them are getting closer.

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[DEMO MAN]

Seems like the build is taking forever to get Blucifer ready for that 275 MPH attempt. Everything takes longer than expected and in some cases it's my fault as I tend to rework things 2 and 3 times to make it perfect even if it doesn't affect performance. Sent the heads and intake to Greg Good to rework his original work, CNC is far more accurate and these heads/intake were done by hand many years back. He added beryllium copper exhaust seats and Inconel exhaust valves to hold up to the heat produced by big boost. In addition to that he drilled and tapped the rear water jackets in the heads to get rid of the heat issues generally associated with those rear cylinders. Now it's time to ring the heads/block and reassemble it with copper head gaskets in addition to a little refresh on bearings and rings. Been a long time since I've heard it running, probably will be months more but at least the process is heading in the right direction. Here are some pictures of the heads and intake work.

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[DEMO MAN]

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Here is block after being decked and a recessed groove cut for fire rings. Heads will receive a similar machined groove and a hoop will be installed in the head that protrudes into the block groove. I will use copper head gaskets and this method will allow for much higher boost. Copper gaskets are .062 thick. I think the general rule is that this method works well for boost over 25 lbs. I'm expecting my new billet crank and rods/pistons soon and the assembly work will start. Really want to have it back together soon and ready to make an attempt at speed.

[ViperNC]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enth...7bf314d5859f9c

And then there's this....

[GTS Dean]

That's mind-boggling! Calvo and Nth are making that HP+ on Vipers, but the frontal area and drag on the Viper are much greater than the GT. It's just more aero efficient. Congrats to all on that amazing effort.

[DEMO MAN]

That's mind-boggling! Calvo and Nth are making that HP+ on Vipers, but the frontal area and drag on the Viper are much greater than the GT. It's just more aero efficient. Congrats to all on that amazing effort.

I agree 100% on that aero comment, I think if I reach 275 that's probably close to the limit of a Viper without some serious aero mods.

[DEMO MAN]

Finally getting around to installing the fuel cell in Blucifer. The custom-made tank/bladder from Fuel Safe holds approx. 14 gallons and is set up for E85. Once all the fitment is completed, I will install the fuel lines, -12 for feed line and -10 for return plus a -6 vent line that runs back up by the fuel fill cap. The fuel cell/lines will be covered with formed aluminum or stainless steel once everything is positioned. In addition to the covers, we are working on a bulkhead to separate the drivers compartment from the rear hatch area. When I first started with putting the turbos at the rear, I thought I had so much room to work with, it is quickly getting tight back there. I still need to figure out where to position the fire suppression bottles plus the nitrous and C02 bottles. I'm trying to keep all those items in the rear hatch area to keep weight on the rear.

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[DEMO MAN]

The heads were sent to shop to cut fire ring groove and install the fire rings to match the groove they cut into the block/sleeve. Waiting on pistons to assemble the engine. SCE copper gaskets will be used with the fire rings to allow for that big boost we need.

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[DEMO MAN]

Engine is going back together, billet crank, custom rods and pistons, all the go fast parts. Hopefully they all work together to make Blucifer go really fast.

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Here is a few pictures of the dry sump system. This should allow me to spin it to 7000 RPM.

[DEMO MAN]

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This is the new Nth Moto quad carbon clutch installed. It's such a piece of auto art it's really a shame to cover it up. I do want to give thanks to Arron for taking time to discuss options and suggestions on my decision to run his clutch, he is one of those individuals who just leans back and lets his work speak for itself. He's built so many impressive Vipers and doesn't feel the need for the never ending self promotion on social media. 100% respect for that.

[GTS Dean]

Seems like the build is taking forever to get Blucifer ready for that 275 MPH attempt. Everything takes longer than expected and in some cases it's my fault as I tend to rework things 2 and 3 times to make it perfect even if it doesn't affect performance. Sent the heads and intake to Greg Good to rework his original work, CNC is far more accurate and these heads/intake were done by hand many years back. He added beryllium copper exhaust seats and Inconel exhaust valves to hold up to the heat produced by big boost. In addition to that he drilled and tapped the rear water jackets in the heads to get rid of the heat issues generally associated with those rear cylinders. Now it's time to ring the heads/block and reassemble it with copper head gaskets in addition to a little refresh on bearings and rings. Been a long time since I've heard it running, probably will be months more but at least the process is heading in the right direction. Here are some pictures of the heads and intake work.

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I was studying the welding and the countersink area. Does this go to your header tank to be sure you don't have any steam pocket issues at the rear port?

[DEMO MAN]

I was studying the welding and the countersink area. Does this go to your header tank to be sure you don't have any steam pocket issues at the rear port?

Greg Good had indicated that I should put a tee in the upper radiator hose and connect from the back of these heads up to that tee. He did tell me it would alleviate that issue of high water temps/steam that Vipers suffer with at the back of the heads.